abiogenous

abiogenous

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.
Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis
Proto-Hellenic *génetis
Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis)
English abiogenesis
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English abiogenetic
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English abiogenous

    From abiogenetic + -ous.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /æb.iˈɑd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Adjective

    abiogenous (not comparable)

    1. (biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
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